We are The Center for Justice and Accountability

we identify and prosecute the worlds worst human rights criminals. We are relentless in the pursuit of justice

We Bring
Human Rights
Abusers To
Justice.

Human Rights Issues

Our Impact

We make law.

CJA has developed key legal doctrine that sets standards for international human rights prosecutions.

We uphold truth & dignity.

“Survivors of torture around the world will not be silenced. With the help of CJA we are rising up to hold our abusers accountable.” – Nobel Prize winner and CJA client Rigoberta Menchú Tum.

We win cases.

CJA has won favorable verdicts in every case that has gone to trial.

News

Motion For Default Judgment Filed for the Assad Regime’s Torture of U.S. Citizen

U.S. Federal Court presented with extensive evidence detailing torture and enforced disappearances in Syria’s prisons, with over thirty sworn declarations from former detainees and five reports from international experts. San Francisco, California, Dec

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ECOWAS Court Dismisses Complaint For Liberia’s Failure To Investigate War Crimes Due To Lack Of Jurisdiction

Abuja, Nigeria, October 24, 2024—The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has dismissed a complaint against the Republic of Liberia for its failure to investigate the Lutheran Church Massacre and prosecute those responsib

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Former Salvadoran Military Officer Sued in the US for the Killing of Dutch Journalist

Mario Reyes Mena is sued in a Virginia federal court for the murder of Jan Kuiper, Dutch journalist killed in El Salvador in 1982 San Francisco, California, October 10, 2024 – Yesterday, October 9, the Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA), with

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CJA’s overall goals are some of the finest examples of effective work for justice and human rights we have today.

Fr. Stephen Privett, SJ, President, University of San Francisco

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